His mother's battle with cancer led him to set up speciality hospitals

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Eng Aik Meng is the former president of APL – one of the world's largest container shipping companies. He is now head of TE Asia Healthcare, which invests in standalone medical centres and integrated healthcare facilities throughout Asia.
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Mr Eng Aik Meng remembers the day he turned up at National Junior College (NJC) with his father more than three decades ago to register his admission.

The vice-principal took a look at the Johor boy's impressive SPM results - the Malaysian equivalent of the O levels - and declared authoritatively: "You do science and double maths."

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